Patents by Inventor Yoshiro Hikida

Yoshiro Hikida has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9438808
    Abstract: An image capture control apparatus for controlling the image capture direction of an image capture unit limits the control range of the image capture direction to part of a range where the image capture direction is changeable, and generates, based on the output of the image capture unit, an image having an aspect ratio selected from a plurality of aspect ratios.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoshiro Hikida
  • Patent number: 9247147
    Abstract: When a captured image having the first aspect ratio is to be output, the first captured image obtained by imaging the first imaging range is output. When a captured image having the second aspect ratio smaller at the ratio of the length in one of the vertical and horizontal directions to the length in the other direction than the first aspect ratio is to be output, the second captured image with an imaging range in the one direction corresponding to the first imaging range is output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yoshiro Hikida
  • Publication number: 20140354871
    Abstract: When a captured image having the first aspect ratio is to be output, the first captured image obtained by imaging the first imaging range is output. When a captured image having the second aspect ratio smaller at the ratio of the length in one of the vertical and horizontal directions to the length in the other direction than the first aspect ratio is to be output, the second captured image with an imaging range in the one direction corresponding to the first imaging range is output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yoshiro HIKIDA
  • Patent number: 8219702
    Abstract: A video delivery apparatus for delivering a video stream with a property according to a request from a client. The video delivery apparatus includes reception means for receiving a delivery request from one client, first estimation means for estimating a current processing load by calculating a sum total of the processing loads for other clients connected to deliver a video stream upon reception of the delivery request from the one client, second estimation means for estimating a processing load upon delivering the video stream to the one client according to the delivery request, and delivery control means for performing the delivery control of the video stream on the basis of at least one of the current processing load estimated by the first estimation means and the processing load upon delivering the video stream to the one client according to the delivery request, which is estimated by the second estimation means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akihiro Kohno, Takao Fujita, Yoshiro Hikida, Toshiyuki Fukui
  • Publication number: 20050262258
    Abstract: A video delivery apparatus for delivering a video stream with a property according to a request from a client. The video delivery apparatus includes reception means for receiving a delivery request from one client, first estimation means for estimating a current processing load by calculating a sum total of the processing loads for other clients connected to deliver a video stream upon reception of the delivery request from the one client, second estimation means for estimating a processing load upon delivering the video stream to the one client according to the delivery request, and delivery control means for performing the delivery control of the video stream on the basis of at least one of the current processing load estimated by the first estimation means and the processing load upon delivering the video stream to the one client according to the delivery request, which is estimated by the second estimation means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Inventors: Akihiro Kohno, Takao Fujita, Yoshiro Hikida, Toshiyuki Fukui
  • Publication number: 20050030576
    Abstract: In an image processing apparatus, the data form of data to be processed by an application program is stored and the data forms of data are stored. Processing by the application program, and the data to be processed are represented by respective peculiar icons, and the correspondence between the icon representing the processing by the application program and the icon representing the data to be processed by the application program is displayed based on the stored-information. Thus, the user can operate with the data without being aware of the correspondence between data and an application which can process the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Satoshi Watanabe, Masaki Sagoh, Yasufumi Takada, Yosato Hitaka, Hajime Satow, Yoshiro Hikida, Naohiro Yoshikawa
  • Patent number: 6809748
    Abstract: In an image processing apparatus, the data form of data to be processed by an application program is stored and the data forms of data are stored. Processing by the application program, and the data to be processed are represented by respective peculiar icons, and the correspondence between the icon representing the processing by the application program and the icon representing the data to be processed by the application program is displayed based on the stored—information. Thus, the user can operate with the data without being aware of the correspondence between data and an application which can process the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Satoshi Watanabe, Masaki Sagoh, Yasufumi Takada, Yosato Hitaka, Hajime Satow, Yoshiro Hikida, Naohiro Yoshikawa
  • Publication number: 20020099741
    Abstract: In an image processing apparatus, the data form of data to be processed by an application program is stored and the data forms of data are stored. Processing by the application program, and the data to be processed are represented by respective peculiar icons, and the correspondence between the icon representing the processing by the application program and the icon representing the data to be processed by the application program is displayed based on the stored information. Thus, the user can operate with the data without being aware of the correspondence between data and an application which can process the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2000
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Inventors: Satoshi Watanabe, Masaki Sagoh, Yasufumi Takada, Yosato Hitaka, Hajime Satow, Yoshiro Hikida, Naohiro Yoshikawa
  • Patent number: 6151019
    Abstract: An information network is disclosed in which information to be made available to each of several information processing apparatuses is stored together with associated periods of accessibility; and the accessibility of the stored information to the information processing apparatuses is controlled according to the stored associated periods of accessability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Satoshi Watanabe, Masaki Sagoh, Yasufumi Takada, Yosato Hitaka, Hajime Satow, Yoshiro Hikida, Naohiro Yoshikawa
  • Patent number: 5737737
    Abstract: CCP data as common data, which can be utilized by a plurality of users or applications, are stored in a CCP buffer in units of data types (format IDs). More specifically, the CCP buffer stores one CCP data per format ID. Upon reception of a request for CCP data from an application, the system analyzes this request to acquire the format ID of the CCP data requested by the application. The system searches CCP data having a format ID coinciding with the requested format ID from data management information of CCP data. The system passes the searched CCP data to the application, and ends processing. In this manner, CCP data can be stored in correspondence with a plurality of data types, and required CCP data can be easily selected by using its format ID. Therefore, operability with respect to common data can be improved, and work efficiency of users can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1998
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshiro Hikida, Yasufumi Takada, Naohiro Yoshikawa, Satoshi Watanabe